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Newspaper
Anderson Herald
Location
Anderson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1962
Page
2
Kennedy begins a second year with greater political leverage and public support. The shift follows election closeness and rising approval ratings, enabling bolder policy posture and less chance of a rubber stamp Congress.
Philip and Arlene, a graduate student and his wife, consider buying a mobile home for two bedrooms after weighing costs. Dr Donaldson cites a price cap of 22 times annual income, suggesting a $12,300 limit for a $5,000 income, making mobile homes attractive for students. They settle on a mobile home with a $65 monthly outlay including mortgage and utilities, instead of university apartment rent.
The sixteenth session reopened amid concerns over Dag Hammarskjold's death and Goa violence. It secured a $200 million bond to avert insolvency, and an $80 million Congo grant, lifting member count to 104. Key issues remain Portuguese Angola and Ruanda Urundi. Americans urged to back the U.S. delegation.
Senate opens 1962 with a fight over the Du Pont bill tax break for holders of GM shares received through the 1961 divestiture ruling. Liberals Gore and Douglas dispute the measure and its motives while Mills and Byrd defend it as easing the divestiture impact and timing the tax shift.
A Washington group named Women Strike for Peace urged Mrs Kennedy and Madame Khrushchev to back their drive to end the arms race. The First Lady urged strength for peace while Mme Khrushchev called for disarmament and a German peace treaty. The piece notes women workers in the United States rising to 22.9 million by 1961 and projects one in three women in the workforce by 1970. It concludes that a home strike by women would be the most powerful.
Six EEC members ratify plans to place agricultural interests with coal and steel, abandon veto in the council, and vote by majority. France and Germany have acted, Britain expected to join, signaling rising political and economic integration. The United States may face closer ties or joint action with the EEC as trade deepens. Tourist hotels planned in Mexican border towns to attract visitors.
A poetic exhortation cites Psalm 56 3 urging trust in God amid fear of enemies. It challenges readers who have faced lies and plots against them, invoking King David and his Psalm as guidance through danger.
A historical brief outlines Navy departments and leaders including the Office of Information and chiefs of operations. It also mentions a nuclear submarine expedition under the Arctic Ice Pack crossing the North Pole a 1830 mile under ice journey in four days.
Roger E Spear advises that new stock issues from established firms pose problems while unseasoned offerings can suit investors who can bear high market risk. Read the prospectus for reasons, company leadership, product lines, legal risks, financial strength, and growth potential before forming an independent view. Pan American World Airways may show earnings gains and a speculative Buy rating per the columnist.
Folklore from southern Indiana recounts death by fright tales heard during holidays. A party game at night sends a woman to a graveyard to stake a newly made grave. she dies of fright when the stake ensnares her dress and jerks her. A fraternity initiation allegedly ends with a mock throatCut and staged blood. Purdue and other schools are mentioned. An American saying notes a good listener is a silent flatterer.
Sunday's Anderson gathering backed administration health and aging care plans with Washington produced publicity. In Kokomo Howard County extends the merit system for highway hiring, aiming for stable staffing despite political shifts.
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